CoffeeScript function: Second lowest and second greatest numbers from an array

Last update on August 19 2022 21:51:24 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

CoffeeScript Function : Exercise-16 with Solution

Write a CoffeeScript function which will take an array of numbers stored and find the second lowest and second greatest numbers, respectively.

Sample array : [1,2,3,4,5]
Expected Output : 2,4

HTML Code :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <script src="//jashkenas.github.io/coffee-script/extras/coffee-script.js"></script>
  <title>Second lowest and second greatest numbers from an array</title>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

CoffeeScript Code :

Second_Greatest_Lowest = (arr_num) ->
  arr_num.sort (x, y) ->
    x - y
  uniqa = [ arr_num[0] ]
  result = []
  j = 1
  while j < arr_num.length
    if arr_num[j - 1] != arr_num[j]
      uniqa.push arr_num[j]
    j++
  result.push uniqa[1], uniqa[uniqa.length - 2]
  result.join ','

console.log Second_Greatest_Lowest([
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
])

Sample Output:

"2,4"

Live Demo :

See the Pen coffeescript-exercise-16 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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